𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝐶𝑂𝑁𝐶𝐸𝑃𝑇 𝑂𝐹 𝐵𝐸𝐺𝑈𝐼𝐿𝐼𝑁𝐺 ┊ 𝐻𝐴𝐽𝐼𝑀𝐸 𝐼𝑊𝐴𝐼𝑍𝑈𝑀𝐼

𝟮𝟯 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀

┅ ┅ ┅

Iwaizumi drank his purple Fanta while the groups walked back, some of his classmates completely exhausted from the day.

Naomi remained silent since her ride with Oikawa, but he knew she'd tell him if something went wrong. At least, he hoped she would.
Before bedtime would come upon them, the third-years were given a bonfire at the beach.
The teenagers played around the dark beach, talking to one another, and making snacks.

"I hope the sunset was pretty?" Iwaizumi asked Naomi as a teacher handed them a paper plate of s'mores.
"Dang, marshmallows," she mumbled, handing the plate to him.
"Itsu."
"Yeah?"
"The sunset?"
"Oh, uh, it was nice."
Iwaizumi tore the top graham cracker, handing it to Naomi to eat.
"Please don't have honey in you," she whispered, taking a bite.
He munched on the rest, keeping an eye on her in the dim light of the blazing fire.

"Itsuwaru, remember what I said earlier?"
She nodded, accepting the other cracker from his hands.
"So you can tell me if something went wrong."
The cracker crumbled in her hands, leaving crumbs on her skirt.
"You don't trust him—do you, Iwaizumi?"
His chewing stop, the fire flickering in his eyes.
"He's given me too many reasons not to."
Naomi grabbed his hand.
"But, you trust me, don't you?"
He immediately met her eyes, nodding.
"Of course I do."
"Nothing happened. It's all alright."

He leaned down, kissing her softly.
"You taste like chocolate," she groaned, "better hope there's no dairy."
"Whatever," he laughed, kissing her again.
Naomi loved the way he kissed her. Naomi loved the way he looked at her.
She felt like a person, able to feel how she wanted.
Her feelings mattered to him. And she loved that.
Naomi screamed when she was pulled back from her seat.

"Naomi!"
Riko's bright smile looked at her from above.
"H-wha-what?"
"Can you please come with me to the bathroom?"
"That's all you need?"
"Yes, please!"
Naomi sat up, about to explain to Iwaizumi before Riko ran, pulling Naomi along.

"I've got to ask you something!"
"So you don't need to go to the bathroom?"
Riko and Naomi stood at the gate, hidden by the darkness of the night.
"I wanted to ask you something—well, more like I wanted you to promise something to me."
Naomi squinted her eyes, checking around the area before signaling her to continue.
"Depends on what it is. Go on."

"You can't go to Norway after graduation."
She took a step back.
"Huh? Why not?"
"You just can't! At least not immediately."
Naomi rubbed her arm.
"Riko-"
"Iwaizumi likes you so much, Naomi. Our ride earlier was ruined by how much he blabbered about you!"
"It's gonna be hard, Riko. But—but it's my dream-!"
"Was it your dream back when you liked Oikawa?"
She froze, seeing Riko's hair wave in the wind.
"Did you also plan to leave him if you two had ended up together? Or was Norway just your plan if you got heartbroken?"